While many thought signaling for
the controversial scaling proposal Segwit2x wouldn't begin until July 21, bitcoin miners are now doing just that by way of a piece of code called BIP 91.
The controversial scaling proposal Segwit2x may have been officially called off this August, but that doesn't mean its former lead developer is giving...
The controversial scaling proposal Segwit2x may have been officially called off this August, but that doesn't mean its former lead developer is giving up on plans to keep its codebase alive.
But fascinating as the real - time market creation of Bitcoin Cash has been, for those who have closely watched developments, August 1 marked another lesser - acknowledged milestone - the passing of the deadline for
a controversial scaling proposal Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 148.
Controversial scaling proposal Segwit2x tried to remedy this by joining two code change ideas - the code optimization Segregated Witness (SegWit) and a block size increase.
For now, they remain committed to
controversial scaling proposal Segwit2x.
Not exact matches
But it left other
controversial parts of the plan intact — such as a
proposal to
scale back the long - standing mortgage interest deduction.
So, while businesses and miners are pushing for more aggressive
scaling via the
controversial Segwit2x
proposal, the open - source team behind bitcoin's most widely used software is focused on other efforts entirely.
One of the leaders of the Segwit2x project, he argued that the
scaling proposal is too
controversial to move forward.
Belshe was one of the leaders of the SegWit2x project and says that the
scale expansion
proposal is too
controversial to continue with.
As a key deadline approaches, CoinDesk breaks down SegWit2x giving a high - level overview of the
controversial bitcoin
scaling proposal.
Code for a popular but
controversial bitcoin
scaling proposal is set to be released on Friday, marking a major milestone for the effort.
The
controversial code underlying bitcoin
scaling proposal Segwit2x is moving toward production, according to project leaders.
Digital currency exchange platform GDAX has revealed its contingency plans in the event a
controversial bitcoin
scaling proposal is activated.